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	<h1>Quick help on features</h1>
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		<b>Tiny URL</b>
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		You can create unlimited tiny URLs associated to a registered account.
		You can create one or many URLs at a time manually or by uploading a file.
		You can password protect URLs, hide them in a HTML frame and temporarily disable the access to them.
		If you specified a private key code in your personal settings, that code will be appended to the generated or specified keyword and separated with a hyphen.
		You can choose among the domains you have added to our system or the domains that other users made available publicly.
		The keywords are generated using a base 62 encoded string.
		This means a case sensitive alpha numeric string.
		You can add tiny URLs to an URL group that you previously created.
		There will be a quick copy to clipboard button to allow you to paste it in any service or editor you like each time you create a new one.
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		<a name="quick_create"><b>Quick tiny URL creation</b></a>
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		This feature allows you to create tiny URLs without being registered with us.
		There is an input box in which you enter your email address.
		Your email address will help you associate your tiny URLs to an account that you registered with this email address.
		Once you create a new tiny URL successfully, there will be a toolbar button that you will be able to drag in your browser and use without the need to input your email address each time you want to create a new tiny URL.
		This feature does not allow you to use domains that are in our database.
		You have to be logged in to use other domains.
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		<b>Internal redirection</b>
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		This feature allows you to call pages on your website using your tiny URLs.
		For example, you've got this URL: http://www.yoursite.com/home.htm, you could use this tiny URL: {get_scheme()}://{#RewriteHost#}/abc123/home.htm.
		This does not apply to tiny URL sets.
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		<b>Statistics</b>
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		The system records the last activity that was made to tiny URLs contained in its system.
		You can view the last visitor's information and the total hits for this tiny URL.
		This also works for tiny URL sets.
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		<b>Referers</b>
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		The system records any referers coming from other sites for any tiny URLs contained in its system.
		You can see from where visitors came from to end on your tiny URL.
		You can also view the total clicks for each referer and direct access made to your tiny URL.
		This also works for tiny URL sets.
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		<b>Domains</b>
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		This website allows you to create tiny URLs using any domain on which you have DNS control.
		To do so, you have to add, for each domain you want to add to the system, a CNAME alias that points to {#RewriteHost#} and then, you will be able to choose from these domains in the drop down list.
		This also works for tiny URL sets.
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		<b>Toolbar button</b>
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		A JavaScript feature allows you to create tiny URLs on the go while you surf the Internet.
		To use this functionality follow this tiny tutorial.
		If you are using Mozilla Firefox, right click in the toolbars and click the sub menu that will display the bookmarks toolbar.
		Choose the default domain that will be used to create your tiny URLs.
		Once you select the good domain, it will generate a new link with the domain.
		Drag and drop the link in the toolbar.
		If you are using Internet Explorer, enable the links toolbar in the View main menu.
		Then, try to drag and drop the link to your links toolbar.
		If you can't drag and drop the link, Internet Explorer is probably blocking it for security reasons because it contains JavaScript.
		Try this alternative solution: right click on the link and click the sub menu to add it to favorites.
		Click OK if a security warning alert pops-up.
		You should now see the button on your links toolbar.
		You can associate a new generated tiny URL directly to one of your domains and/or one of your URL sets by mixing both.
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		<b>Preview mode</b>
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		This feature allows you to see the long URLs associated to the tiny URL before surfing it.
		To enable or disable this mode, check or uncheck the box on the preview page.
		The preview mode is also equipped with a screenshot feature, so you can view what the website looks like before surfing it.
		If the tiny URL is password protected, the preview mode will ask for a password.
		This does not apply to tiny URL sets.
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		<b>Other features</b>
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		You can give comments on the news posted on the home page.
		You can also give comments and rate on the posted URLs in the Browse page.
		This section will list tiny URLs chosen by administrators.
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